I used to know how to work out the cancellation fees but I can’t remember, I’m sorry, I’ll see if I can find it. But you don’t have to cancel, you just keep paying the bill with x % still going towards the phone you don’t have… but yes you have buy yourself a new phone.

For a phone company it doesn’t matter what contract goes with what sim-card. I’d advice you to go to a telstra shop. Explain what happened, buy a simple phone from them and transfer your current contract to your new phone&sim.

@johnpowell: Haha, too right! I haven’t actually lost a phone though, I’m just covering all bases here and wondering what would hypothetically happen if , shock horror, I lost my iPhone… Plus, I doubt I’ll be getting one Friday since Australia is getting pretty limited stock, from what I hear. Just thought I’d see what people knew first.

i was told that u ring ur provider up tell them u lost ur phone and u are’nt going to pay for a contract that u cant use so please send me a sim u then buy a cheap phone and put the new sim in is it not that simple then as i hav always had ins but hav never claimed so it just seems a waste